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Harvard's Spencer Punter overcame Mother Nature to lead the Crimson with his 20th-place finish. Punter covered the 6.2-mile course in 31:50, just one minute behind winner Peter Rono--the same Rono who was the 1500 champion in the 1988 Olympics--of Mount Saint Mary's College...

Author: By Sean Becker, | Title: Men Harriers 12th, Women 23rd At Rainy, Muddy, Sloppy IC4A's | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

Jones was another Crimson runner who barely made it out of the medical tent. Since suffering a pelvic stress fracture this summer, Jones has been at rehab more than practice. The senior's performance was the highlight of the Crimson's afternoon, however. Jones finished the 3.1-mile course in 18:19, a minute-and-one-half behind winner Sonia O'Sullivan of team champion Villanova...

Author: By Sean Becker, | Title: Men Harriers 12th, Women 23rd At Rainy, Muddy, Sloppy IC4A's | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

...will seat some 360 passengers and will have an extra-wide wingspan to give it a 4,800-mile range. The new jet will have optional fold-up wing tips that will enable it to park at existing airport gates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRCRAFT: Cleared for Takeoff | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

Saturn's best hope is that it represents a profound change in the way GM manages its people. But the difference is not technological. Saturn's cavernous, mile-long Tennessee factory is a medium-tech plant, as are many of the most efficient facilities in Japan. The core of Saturn's system is one of the most radical labor-management agreements ever developed in this country, one that involves the United Auto Workers in every aspect of the business. The executive suite in Spring Hill is shared by president LeFauve and U.A.W. coordinator Richard Hoalcraft, who often travel together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right Stuff: Does U.S. Industry Have It? | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

...first running of the race--a three-mile test of endurance rowed from Magazine Beach east of B.U. upstream to Herter Park just past the Eliot Bridge--was held on October 16, 1965, and attracted less than 100 boats. Since then, the regatta has mushroomed into an enormous New England tradition that attracts thousands of athletes from all over the world and more than 250,000 spectators each year...

Author: By Rik Geiersbach, | Title: Yes, Virginia, There Are Boats at the Head | 10/21/1990 | See Source »

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